Making book recommendations pay

Choosing where to send readers

• Every book affiliate program, ranked by commission

  Rates, attribution windows and who each one suits — and why the highest number in the table is rarely the highest in your account.

• Bookshop.org vs Amazon Associates: which pays more?

  10% against 4.5%, and the three reasons that doesn't settle it.

• Setting up your affiliate accounts

  Signing up for Amazon, Bookshop.org and the rest, and where to find each tracking ID once you're approved.

Building links

• How to create book recommendation links

  The whole process, from finding the book to sharing the finished page.

• How to find a book's ISBN

  On the copyright page, the back cover, or the retailer's listing.

• ISBN or author and title — which should you use?

  One pins a specific edition, the other catches every edition. When each is the right choice.

For readers

• Buying used books online

  What the condition grades mean, and what to expect for the price.

• A glossary of bookselling terms

  Ex-library, remainder mark, foxing, first thus — what sellers mean.